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Letters Patent No. 76,433, dated April 7, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MAGHINE POE. PRINTING ADDRESSES 0N NEWSPAPERS, due.

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TO ALL `WIEIOM IT- MAY CON CERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. GAITHER., of Somerset, in the county of Somerset, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Printing the Directions upon Newspapers; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description oi' the same, reference being'had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specication, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, part ot' the table being broken away, and

Figure 2.is a front elevation.

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This machine is intended to be applied to use in the direction of newspapers or periodicals, by printing the name and address of subscriberslupon the same, or upon wrappers intended to enclose the same.

The following description will enable persons skilled in the art to construct and operate this machine.

The mechanism is attached to a table, A, across which is placed theshaft B, which supports the type-wheel C. lThis is constructed with ilanges projecting from each side, to receive the type, D, which are placed around the periphery of thewheel, and so secured bywedges and spaces, E, that they shall stand radially to the wheel. Subdivisions are formed by partitions F, so that only a limited number of names need be included in one division, in order that changes may be made without' unnecessary'di-liiculty. The side, C', of the type-wheel, does not bear directly against the sides of,the lines of type, but sector-plates G are interposed, extending from one partition to another... These sector-plates may be pressed against the form by set-screws H, which, passing through the side piece C', (constructed with suitable female screws,) press against the sector-plates. The wheel is caused to revolve, .and the vpriating-mechanism also simultaneously actuated, by the treadle I, which is connected,.b`y,the chains K or other means, with the lever L, which. is attached to the adjustable frame R by a pivot. This -Ievcr communicates a reciprocating motion to the press-rod M, which moves verticaily' through guides R3, attached to the frame R. The lower end of the press-rod is formed as the frustum of a wedge, to press the article to be printed, through the opening N in the sliding plate N, against the face of the type passing beneath. Where newspapers or periodicals are to be addressed, the end of the press-rod may be of wood or metal, but where itis intended to print the names upon pieces of paper, to be pasted on to the paper oron the wrappers, the point of the press-rod must-be formed from India rubber or other suitable elastic material, to prevent injury to the face of the type. The type-wheel is moved forward with the rising of the press-rod, by means of the feed-hand O, .which is pivoted to the lever L, and extending down, is made to catch the hook O int-o the teeth C of'a'ratch'et-wheel attached to the wheelG. The feed-hand may be held against the ratchet by n. spring, or so inclined forward at the top, as shown at fig. l, thatit will act by its own gravity. As the type-wheel is thus caused to revolve with the action ot` the press, the type receive their ink from the inkingrollers P, which may be of any convenient arrangement. I have shown a distributing and two type-rollers. L These are'attached to a frame, which is pressed downwards, so as to keep the type-rollers in contact with the type by the spring Q. The frame R is adjustably attached by a thumb-screw, and the table is so constructed with slots, R' and R, that the frame, and-treadle, and other parts of the mechanism, may be' moved from one part oi" the table to another, in case it should be desired to use a number oi type-wheels on thefsame shaft. The spiral spring S raises the lever L when released from the action of the t'readle. What I elaine as iny invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

'lhe combinations of the followingelements, viz, the treadle I, the lever L, and press-rod M, having lan elastic-faced point, M', the feed-iinger O,the wheel O, with an adjustable side plate, C', sectorplates G, type D,'we`dges E, and partitionsF, and the plate N, with opening N', said parts being arranged in relation to one another substantially as and for the purpose set forth. l

Intestimony whereof, I haversrigned my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. GAI'IHER.

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